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Encyclopedia > Lower limb

In humans, the lower limb is an anatomical term for the limb that is attached to the pelvic girlde, what is commonly referred to as the leg. The leg in anatomy is just a part of the lower limb.


The lower limb includes the following regions:

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ABC's of MHE - Multiple Exostoses and the Lower Limb (3318 words)
Although both lower limbs often appear to be equally affected by osteochondromas, LLD is not uncommon indicating that one side is more tethered at the growth plate than the other.
In children shortening the long limb is achieved by surgically closing the growth plate of the lower femur or the upper tibia prematurely (epiphysiodesis).
Lower limb lengthening is the other way to correct LLD and can be carried out in both children and adults and at almost any age.
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